OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 499 and we're going to multiply it by 250, which means we add 499 to itself 250 times.
Step 1: 0 + 499 = 499
Step 2: 499 + 499 = 998
Step 3: 998 + 499 = 1497
Step 4: 1497 + 499 = 1996
Step 5: 1996 + 499 = 2495
Step 6: 2495 + 499 = 2994
Step 7: 2994 + 499 = 3493
Step 8: 3493 + 499 = 3992
Step 9: 3992 + 499 = 4491
Step 10: 4491 + 499 = 4990
Step 11: 4990 + 499 = 5489
Step 12: 5489 + 499 = 5988
Step 13: 5988 + 499 = 6487
Step 14: 6487 + 499 = 6986
Step 15: 6986 + 499 = 7485
Step 16: 7485 + 499 = 7984
Step 17: 7984 + 499 = 8483
Step 18: 8483 + 499 = 8982
Step 19: 8982 + 499 = 9481
Step 20: 9481 + 499 = 9980
Step 21: 9980 + 499 = 10479
Step 22: 10479 + 499 = 10978
Step 23: 10978 + 499 = 11477
Step 24: 11477 + 499 = 11976
Step 25: 11976 + 499 = 12475
Step 26: 12475 + 499 = 12974
Step 27: 12974 + 499 = 13473
Step 28: 13473 + 499 = 13972
Step 29: 13972 + 499 = 14471
Step 30: 14471 + 499 = 14970
Step 31: 14970 + 499 = 15469
Step 32: 15469 + 499 = 15968
Step 33: 15968 + 499 = 16467
Step 34: 16467 + 499 = 16966
Step 35: 16966 + 499 = 17465
Step 36: 17465 + 499 = 17964
Step 37: 17964 + 499 = 18463
Step 38: 18463 + 499 = 18962
Step 39: 18962 + 499 = 19461
Step 40: 19461 + 499 = 19960
Step 41: 19960 + 499 = 20459
Step 42: 20459 + 499 = 20958
Step 43: 20958 + 499 = 21457
Step 44: 21457 + 499 = 21956
Step 45: 21956 + 499 = 22455
Step 46: 22455 + 499 = 22954
Step 47: 22954 + 499 = 23453
Step 48: 23453 + 499 = 23952
Step 49: 23952 + 499 = 24451
Step 50: 24451 + 499 = 24950
Step 51: 24950 + 499 = 25449
Step 52: 25449 + 499 = 25948
Step 53: 25948 + 499 = 26447
Step 54: 26447 + 499 = 26946
Step 55: 26946 + 499 = 27445
Step 56: 27445 + 499 = 27944
Step 57: 27944 + 499 = 28443
Step 58: 28443 + 499 = 28942
Step 59: 28942 + 499 = 29441
Step 60: 29441 + 499 = 29940
Step 61: 29940 + 499 = 30439
Step 62: 30439 + 499 = 30938
Step 63: 30938 + 499 = 31437
Step 64: 31437 + 499 = 31936
Step 65: 31936 + 499 = 32435
Step 66: 32435 + 499 = 32934
Step 67: 32934 + 499 = 33433
Step 68: 33433 + 499 = 33932
Step 69: 33932 + 499 = 34431
Step 70: 34431 + 499 = 34930
Step 71: 34930 + 499 = 35429
Step 72: 35429 + 499 = 35928
Step 73: 35928 + 499 = 36427
Step 74: 36427 + 499 = 36926
Step 75: 36926 + 499 = 37425
Step 76: 37425 + 499 = 37924
Step 77: 37924 + 499 = 38423
Step 78: 38423 + 499 = 38922
Step 79: 38922 + 499 = 39421
Step 80: 39421 + 499 = 39920
Step 81: 39920 + 499 = 40419
Step 82: 40419 + 499 = 40918
Step 83: 40918 + 499 = 41417
Step 84: 41417 + 499 = 41916
Step 85: 41916 + 499 = 42415
Step 86: 42415 + 499 = 42914
Step 87: 42914 + 499 = 43413
Step 88: 43413 + 499 = 43912
Step 89: 43912 + 499 = 44411
Step 90: 44411 + 499 = 44910
Step 91: 44910 + 499 = 45409
Step 92: 45409 + 499 = 45908
Step 93: 45908 + 499 = 46407
Step 94: 46407 + 499 = 46906
Step 95: 46906 + 499 = 47405
Step 96: 47405 + 499 = 47904
Step 97: 47904 + 499 = 48403
Step 98: 48403 + 499 = 48902
Step 99: 48902 + 499 = 49401
Step 100: 49401 + 499 = 49900
Step 101: 49900 + 499 = 50399
Step 102: 50399 + 499 = 50898
Step 103: 50898 + 499 = 51397
Step 104: 51397 + 499 = 51896
Step 105: 51896 + 499 = 52395
Step 106: 52395 + 499 = 52894
Step 107: 52894 + 499 = 53393
Step 108: 53393 + 499 = 53892
Step 109: 53892 + 499 = 54391
Step 110: 54391 + 499 = 54890
Step 111: 54890 + 499 = 55389
Step 112: 55389 + 499 = 55888
Step 113: 55888 + 499 = 56387
Step 114: 56387 + 499 = 56886
Step 115: 56886 + 499 = 57385
Step 116: 57385 + 499 = 57884
Step 117: 57884 + 499 = 58383
Step 118: 58383 + 499 = 58882
Step 119: 58882 + 499 = 59381
Step 120: 59381 + 499 = 59880
Step 121: 59880 + 499 = 60379
Step 122: 60379 + 499 = 60878
Step 123: 60878 + 499 = 61377
Step 124: 61377 + 499 = 61876
Step 125: 61876 + 499 = 62375
Step 126: 62375 + 499 = 62874
Step 127: 62874 + 499 = 63373
Step 128: 63373 + 499 = 63872
Step 129: 63872 + 499 = 64371
Step 130: 64371 + 499 = 64870
Step 131: 64870 + 499 = 65369
Step 132: 65369 + 499 = 65868
Step 133: 65868 + 499 = 66367
Step 134: 66367 + 499 = 66866
Step 135: 66866 + 499 = 67365
Step 136: 67365 + 499 = 67864
Step 137: 67864 + 499 = 68363
Step 138: 68363 + 499 = 68862
Step 139: 68862 + 499 = 69361
Step 140: 69361 + 499 = 69860
Step 141: 69860 + 499 = 70359
Step 142: 70359 + 499 = 70858
Step 143: 70858 + 499 = 71357
Step 144: 71357 + 499 = 71856
Step 145: 71856 + 499 = 72355
Step 146: 72355 + 499 = 72854
Step 147: 72854 + 499 = 73353
Step 148: 73353 + 499 = 73852
Step 149: 73852 + 499 = 74351
Step 150: 74351 + 499 = 74850
Step 151: 74850 + 499 = 75349
Step 152: 75349 + 499 = 75848
Step 153: 75848 + 499 = 76347
Step 154: 76347 + 499 = 76846
Step 155: 76846 + 499 = 77345
Step 156: 77345 + 499 = 77844
Step 157: 77844 + 499 = 78343
Step 158: 78343 + 499 = 78842
Step 159: 78842 + 499 = 79341
Step 160: 79341 + 499 = 79840
Step 161: 79840 + 499 = 80339
Step 162: 80339 + 499 = 80838
Step 163: 80838 + 499 = 81337
Step 164: 81337 + 499 = 81836
Step 165: 81836 + 499 = 82335
Step 166: 82335 + 499 = 82834
Step 167: 82834 + 499 = 83333
Step 168: 83333 + 499 = 83832
Step 169: 83832 + 499 = 84331
Step 170: 84331 + 499 = 84830
Step 171: 84830 + 499 = 85329
Step 172: 85329 + 499 = 85828
Step 173: 85828 + 499 = 86327
Step 174: 86327 + 499 = 86826
Step 175: 86826 + 499 = 87325
Step 176: 87325 + 499 = 87824
Step 177: 87824 + 499 = 88323
Step 178: 88323 + 499 = 88822
Step 179: 88822 + 499 = 89321
Step 180: 89321 + 499 = 89820
Step 181: 89820 + 499 = 90319
Step 182: 90319 + 499 = 90818
Step 183: 90818 + 499 = 91317
Step 184: 91317 + 499 = 91816
Step 185: 91816 + 499 = 92315
Step 186: 92315 + 499 = 92814
Step 187: 92814 + 499 = 93313
Step 188: 93313 + 499 = 93812
Step 189: 93812 + 499 = 94311
Step 190: 94311 + 499 = 94810
Step 191: 94810 + 499 = 95309
Step 192: 95309 + 499 = 95808
Step 193: 95808 + 499 = 96307
Step 194: 96307 + 499 = 96806
Step 195: 96806 + 499 = 97305
Step 196: 97305 + 499 = 97804
Step 197: 97804 + 499 = 98303
Step 198: 98303 + 499 = 98802
Step 199: 98802 + 499 = 99301
Step 200: 99301 + 499 = 99800
Step 201: 99800 + 499 = 100299
Step 202: 100299 + 499 = 100798
Step 203: 100798 + 499 = 101297
Step 204: 101297 + 499 = 101796
Step 205: 101796 + 499 = 102295
Step 206: 102295 + 499 = 102794
Step 207: 102794 + 499 = 103293
Step 208: 103293 + 499 = 103792
Step 209: 103792 + 499 = 104291
Step 210: 104291 + 499 = 104790
Step 211: 104790 + 499 = 105289
Step 212: 105289 + 499 = 105788
Step 213: 105788 + 499 = 106287
Step 214: 106287 + 499 = 106786
Step 215: 106786 + 499 = 107285
Step 216: 107285 + 499 = 107784
Step 217: 107784 + 499 = 108283
Step 218: 108283 + 499 = 108782
Step 219: 108782 + 499 = 109281
Step 220: 109281 + 499 = 109780
Step 221: 109780 + 499 = 110279
Step 222: 110279 + 499 = 110778
Step 223: 110778 + 499 = 111277
Step 224: 111277 + 499 = 111776
Step 225: 111776 + 499 = 112275
Step 226: 112275 + 499 = 112774
Step 227: 112774 + 499 = 113273
Step 228: 113273 + 499 = 113772
Step 229: 113772 + 499 = 114271
Step 230: 114271 + 499 = 114770
Step 231: 114770 + 499 = 115269
Step 232: 115269 + 499 = 115768
Step 233: 115768 + 499 = 116267
Step 234: 116267 + 499 = 116766
Step 235: 116766 + 499 = 117265
Step 236: 117265 + 499 = 117764
Step 237: 117764 + 499 = 118263
Step 238: 118263 + 499 = 118762
Step 239: 118762 + 499 = 119261
Step 240: 119261 + 499 = 119760
Step 241: 119760 + 499 = 120259
Step 242: 120259 + 499 = 120758
Step 243: 120758 + 499 = 121257
Step 244: 121257 + 499 = 121756
Step 245: 121756 + 499 = 122255
Step 246: 122255 + 499 = 122754
Step 247: 122754 + 499 = 123253
Step 248: 123253 + 499 = 123752
Step 249: 123752 + 499 = 124251
Step 250: 124251 + 499 = 124750

So, 499*250 = 124750